July 7 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is July 7, your zodiac sign is Cancer ♋, your birthstone is Ruby and your birth flower is Larkspur or Water lily. You share your birthday with Gustav Mahler and Ringo Starr.
- Zodiac sign
- ♋ Cancer
- Element
- Water
- Ruling planet
- the Moon
- Birthstone
- Ruby
- Birth flower
- Larkspur, Water lily
- Day of year
- 188th
- Popularity
- 7th of 366
- Half birthday
- January 7
- Next July 7
- July 7
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July 7 zodiac: Cancer ♋
People born on July 7 fall under Cancer, the 4th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from June 21 to July 22. Cancer is a cardinal water sign ruled by the Moon, and its symbol is the crab.
Cancer is a water sign ruled by the Moon and associated with home, family and emotional connection. Like the crab it is named after, Cancer is described as having a protective shell and a soft, caring interior.
Famous people born on July 7
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on July 7, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1860Austrian late-Romantic composer (1860–1911)
- Born 1940British musician, drummer for the Beatles (born 1940)
- Born 1907American author and aeronautical engineer (1907–1988)
- Born 1882Belarusian writer (1882–1942)
- Born 1901Italian film director (1901-1974)
- Born 1843Italian physician, pathologist, scientist, and Nobel laureate (1843-1926)
- Born 1949American actress (1949–2024)
- Born 1943Italian recording artist; musician, songwriter, record producer (1943–2023)
- Born 1899American film director and producer (1899–1983)
- Born 1968American actor
- Born 1884German writer (1884-1958)
- Born 1945Tunisian politician
- Born 1947Nepalese politician (born 1947), former king of Nepal (1950–1951; 2001–2008)
- Born 1984Italian association football player
- Born 1976Argentine-born French actress
- Born 1930Japanese association football player
- Born 198417th Prime Minister of Ukraine (2019-2020)
- Born 1980American figure skater and diplomat
- Born 1981Indian cricket player (born 1981)
- Born 1951Japanese association football player
- Born 1752French inventor
- Born 1969Japanese association football player
- Born 1893Croatian writer (1893–1981)
- Born 1975German actress
- Born 1944German footballer (1944–2022)
- Born 1891Japanese general (1891-1945)
- Born 1848Brazilian politician (1848-1919)
- Born 2002Belgian association football player (born 2002)
- Born 1911Italian-American composer and librettist (1911–2007)
- Born 1932Austrian jazz keyboardist and composer (1932–2007)
- Born 1975Russian writer and politician (born 1975)
- Born 1930President of Republika Srpska (1996-1998)
- Born 1861American geneticist (1861–1912)
- Born 1997Austrian association football player
- Born 1981American guitarist
- Born 1989South Korean actor
- Born 1992Japanese association football player
- Born 1968American actress
- Born 1941British politician; Former leader of the Conservative Party (UK) (born 1941)
- Born 1873Hungarian psychoanalyst (1873–1933)
July 7 birthstone
Ruby (red). Ruby, once called the "king of gems", symbolises passion, protection and prosperity.
July 7 birthday facts
- July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years), leaving 177 days until the end of the year.
- July 7 is the 7th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 12,147 babies born on an average July 7(9% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, July 7 birthdays fall in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in winter.
- Babies born on July 7 were most likely conceived around October 15 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is January 7, six months after July 7.
- July 7 always falls after Chinese New Year, so your Chinese zodiac animal is simply the one for your birth year.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is July 7?
July 7 falls under Cancer ♋, which runs from June 21 to July 22.
What is the birthstone for July 7?
The birthstone for July 7 is Ruby, the July birthstone. The July birth flowers are Larkspur and Water lily.
Who are famous people born on July 7?
Famous people born on July 7 include Gustav Mahler (1860), Ringo Starr (1940), Robert A. Heinlein (1907), Yanka Kupala (1882), Vittorio De Sica (1901), Camillo Golgi (1843).
How common is a July 7 birthday?
July 7 is the 7th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 12,147 babies born on an average July 7.
What day of the year is July 7?
July 7 is the 188th day of the year in common years and the 189th day in leap years.